23 stories by "Tom O'Neil"
"We are in in the middle of this pandemic, but still season two of 'Picard' is going forward!" Patrick Stewart declares in his chat with Gold Derby. "I've got the first five scripts of the s…
Hey, why haven't the Tonys just gone on with their awards show even though the theaters are dark? Broadway had already staged enough productions before the pandemic broke out (18) for the To…
Following that grand Broadway tradition "the show must go on," the Tony Awards are still planning to stage an awards show, but, well, they just don't know when, where or how as a result of t…
Those notorious Broadway budinskies Michael Musto (Queerty), Brian Lipton (Cititour) and Gold Derby's Tom O'Neil and Sam Eckmann are really befuddled, even irked by the strange state of this…
Tony Awards predictions experts Michael Musto (NewNowNext), Brian Lipton (Cititour) and I agree that "Hadestown" will win Best Musical, but we disagree on what rival is its biggest threat. "…
In order to qualify “Roma” for the Oscar race, Netflix must merely give it a token showing theatrically in Los Angeles before year’s end, but the streaming service just ann…
Technically, “Roma” has more Oscar Experts at Gold Derby predicting it to win Best Picture (9) than “A Star Is Born” (7), but the films are tied for first place with …
I’m shocked " and not a little bit embarrassed " to admit that I’m (currently at least) predicting “A Star Is Born” will win Best Picture at the Oscars. Oh, yeah, eve…
Working behind the TV scenes as a producer, Bryan Cranston faced his biggest challenge when he created an imaginative screen adaptation of popular book "Dangerous Book for Boys," an Emmy con…
"Nothing's going to compete against 'The Band's Visit,'" Michael Musto roars when we size up the Tony Awards race for Best Musical during our webcam chat with Susan Haskins (Theater Talk). W…
You can see all of my Oscar predictions on one page here, but let’s go through each category. Many races listed below need no explanation considering these contenders already bagged…
Huzzahs to Gold Derby user Ryan Casselman for producing this handy-dandy video that does a rather smart job explaining the mysterious, convoluted, antediluvian process of voting for Best Pic…
Winston Churchill is romping through our Experts’ Emmy predictions like Britain’s pugnacious prime minister once stormed across Europe in pursuit of Adolph Hitler. Twelve of our …
This is what it looks like to be the smartest Tony Awards prophet among the Experts at Gold Derby. Above is Brian Lipton (Cititour) at Sardi’s restaurant in New York City yesterday rec…
Tune in here to see the Tony Award nominations announced live on Tuesday, May 2, at 8:30 a.m. ET at a press conference held at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln …
Now that “La La Land” has tied the Oscar record set by “Titanic” and “All About Eve” (14 nominations), we pundits must inevitably wonder: Can it dance off…
Edward Albee wrote one of the greatest dramas of the twentieth century, but when “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ was adapted from the stage to screen, he didn’t get…
Wow! "LA LA Land" received such a roaring, rapturous response at the Toronto Film Festival Monday night that it now clearly jumps far out front in many Oscar races, including Best Picture, D…
Four of the 13 experts predicting Tony Award winners at Gold Derby tied for reaping the best score: 83% (20 out of 24 categories). Below: the breakdown of results. See their original predict…
Gold Derby Executive Editor Paul Sheehan reaped the highest score (89%) among the 10 experts predicting Tony Award nominations at Gold Derby. Four pundits tied for second place (84%): Brian …
Many leading Broadway pundits believe Daniel Radcliffe could have won the Tony Award for best musical actor if he'd been nominated for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."